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Python

Daniel Tompkins
Daniel Tompkins
5,591 Points
Posted by Daniel Tompkins
Daniel Tompkins
5,591 Points

I'm struggling to figure out a way of passing "clear()" while keeping messages like "Entry saved!" etc.

diary.py

It bothers me that we lose important feedback from the program like "Entry saved!" and "Entry was deleted successfully!". Is there a way that we don't have to compromise the clean interface "clear()" gives us with each action for these feedback messages?

CODE EXAMPLE:

def view_entries(search_query=None):

"""View previous entries."""
entries = Entry.select().order_by(Entry.timestamp.desc())
if search_query:
    if Entry.content.contains(search_query):
        entries = entries.where(Entry.content.contains(search_query))
    else:
        print("Entry does not exist. Check for mispelled words and try again!")
for entry in entries:
    timestamp = entry.timestamp.strftime('%A %B %d, %Y %I:%M%p')
    clear()
    print(timestamp)
    print('='*len(timestamp))
    print(entry.content)
    print('\n\n'+'='*len(timestamp))
    print('n) next entry')
    print('d) delete entry')
    print('q) return to main menu')
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
220,937 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
220,937 Points

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Daniel Tompkins
Daniel Tompkins
5,591 Points
Daniel Tompkins
Daniel Tompkins
5,591 Points

Another method, defining "add_entry", would print a message with feedback saying "Your entry has been saved!" or a similar note. However, the video lesson suggested putting "clear()" to clean up the console space. I'm just wondering if there's an easy way to avoid having those feedback messages removed while keeping the interface clean?